42-74720 Honey Baby
Assigned to 487FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 552FTS, 495FTG, 8AF USAAF.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 487th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-732299
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 487th Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 495th Fighter Training Group 552nd Fighter Training Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13130668 / O-822255
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
Bodney, Thetford IP26 5BX, UK | 10 October 1943 | Force Landing out of Fuel Bodney/Sta 141 Cat 3 damage Lt Clarence J Palmer, 10-Oct-43. P-47D 42-74720 - 487FS 352FG 8AF |
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Crashed |
Ford, UK | 18 February 1944 | Taxiing Accident RAF Ford A/D Cat 3 damage Lt Ernest B McMahan, 18-Feb-44. P-47D 42-74720 - 487FS 352FG 8AF |
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Crashed |
Atcham, Shrewsbury, UK | 8 July 1944 | Mid Air Collision with P-47C 41-6203 Llangallen Cat 3 damage 8-Jul-44. 2Lt Donald M Pfaff Belly landing Atcham. P-47D 42-74720 - 552FTS 495FTG 8AF |
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Manufactured |
Farmingdale, NY 11735, USA | Built at Republic. | |
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Delivered |
630 Old Country Rd, Garden City, NY 11530, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
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Assigned |
Bodney, Thetford IP26 5BX, UK | Assigned to 487FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Assigned |
Atcham, Shrewsbury, UK | Transferred to 552FTS, 495FTG, 8AF USAAF. |